2014 is a big year for Myanmar. Quote what you may about transition and post-censorship, newspaper dailies and new mining contracts – something seriously sexy is happening… Read more “Rise of the Golden Land”
Category: Events
Lady Artists at Lokanat
Charcoal nudes – beautiful, voluptuous, stalwart nudes hanging in none other than Lokanat Gallery, Yangon’s oldest gallery run by a collective of senior artists. The space itself… Read more “Lady Artists at Lokanat”
Thuye’dan Village – February 2013
I took one month to reflect on my attendance at the Thuye’dan village event and I still cannot seem to put it into words, at least not… Read more “Thuye’dan Village – February 2013”
7000 Padauk – Support an Art Space in Burma
We want to invite our friends and artists we have met to literally be a part of this space, one way or another. So first we… Read more “7000 Padauk – Support an Art Space in Burma”
Lit Fest Digest
The organizers of the First Annual Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed with great aplomb the accomplishment of Myanmar’s first such celebration of uncensored, unbridled literary appreciation. No small… Read more “Lit Fest Digest”
Why Workshops?
Isn’t it enough that performance art is already ‘obscure’ by the mainstream definition without having to hold workshops for performance artists? No, it is absolutely not enough.… Read more “Why Workshops?”
Beyond Pressure the 5th
What a weekend. The 5th Beyond Pressure – now multimedia art – Festival held 2 days of workshops, 2 days of symposiums, an opening night in the… Read more “Beyond Pressure the 5th”
Zeyar Lynn: Poet for the People
This man pulls no punches. He believes in language and the power of that language used in poetry. Zeyar Lynn is strictly principled when it comes to… Read more “Zeyar Lynn: Poet for the People”
Inter national Multi media Festivals
This past weekend, two festivals took place. The Blue Wind International Multimedia Women’s Art Festival organized by Phyu Mon and the International Multimedia Festival – Yangon organized… Read more “Inter national Multi media Festivals”
The Scars of Burma
4 November 2012 Artist Nyein Chan Su, artist and owner of Studio Square Contemporary Works Gallery in Yangon, likes to post event announcements on Facebook. Even if… Read more “The Scars of Burma”